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1920s events
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The 18th Amendment is Passed
18th Amendment made it illegal for the the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors. This period in time was known as Prohibition. Prohibition was difficult to enforce and led to an increase of the illegal production and sale of liquor known as “bootlegging”. Prohibition also led to a rise in gang violence and other crimes. -
Sacco-Vanzetti Case
On April 15, 1920, a paymaster in South Braintree, Mass. ,was killed along with his guard. The murderers were described as two Italian men that escaped with $15,000. Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested and charged with the crime after claiming a car, police said was connected with the crime. Both men made false statements upon their arrest, also neither had a previous record. On July 14, 1921, they were convicted and sentenced to die. This case reflected the prejudices and fears of the era. -
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong grew up in New Orleans and eventually moved to Chicago in 1922, were he introduced an improvisational early form of jazz. Armstrong performed with a number of different groups, and began to revolutionize the jazz world. His popularity grew throughout the 1920s and he was one of the most famously known musician in both New York and Chicago. -
Teapot Dome scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal of the 1920s revealed greed and corruption within a presidential administration to many Americans. The scandal involved illegal oil sales, corrupt politicians, illegal liquor sales, and cash bribery. Albert Fall, a former Secretary of the Interior, was charged with accepting bribes from oil companies. Also president Harding was partly blamed for appointing Fall ,although he didn't partake in the scandal. -
John Scopes creates a national conflict
John Scopes created a national conflict by breaking a law caused by fundamentalism. The fundamentalists didn't believe in the theory of evolution, therefore they did not want it taught in public schools. Scopes was put on trial for teaching this ,but unfortunately the jury sided with the law. He was fined $100 and released. later on court dismissed the fine placed on Scopes ,and he convinced 12 states including Tennessee to ban the teaching of evolution. -
The Model T
The Model T, also known as the “Tin Lizzie,” changed the way Americans live, work and travel. Henry Ford’s advancements in assembly line automobile manufacturing made the Model T the first car to be affordable for a majority of Americans. Although the first car was invented in 1896 by Henry Ford it was very expensive, due to the assembly line Ford produced more than a million automobiles, at an affordable rate. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. Lindbergh was not the only pilot that had crossed the Atlantic before him, but he was the first person to do it solo nonstop. Lindbergh's accomplishment gained him international fame therefore earning the nicknames "Lucky Lindy" and the "Lone Eagle." -
The First Talking Picture
Motion pictures were silent until the late 1920's, and remained a secondary form of entertainment, due to their lack of sound. Don Juan was the first motion picture to have sound effects. Although this movie was a big hit many movie studios refused to change to talking picture technology, believeing that "talkies" would never replace silent pictures. However, the release of The Jazz Singer changed these opinions, and changed the history of motion pictures forever. -
The Kellogg Briand Pact was Signed
The Kellogg Briand Pact, or The Pact of Paris was an agreement that outlawed war signed on August 27, 1928. This Pact was named, after Frank B. Kellogg, United States Secretary of State, and Aristide Briande, the foreign minister of France. The pact was an international effort to prevent another World War, but it had little effect in stopping the rising militarism of the 1930s or preventing World War II. -
The Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, The Great Crash, or The Stock Market Crash of 1929, began on October 24, 1929 and was the most devastating stock market crash in the the United States. When Black Tuesday hit Wall Street, investors traded 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Causing billions of dollars to be lost, and wiping out thousands of investors. The Stock Market Crash was the number leading cause of the Great Depression.
